Shade-roller and curtain bracket.



J. E. ORR & W. E. MARSHALL. SHADE ROLLER AND CURTAIN BRACKET.

APPLICATION FILED JUNEZS, 1913.

1,087,179. 1 Patented Feb-17,1914.

UNTTE TAE PAT JAMES E. ORB AND WILLIAM E. MARSHALL, OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS.

SHADE-ROLLER AND CURTAIN BRACKET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Fatented Feb. 17,1914.

To all whomit may concern Be it known that we, JAMES E. ORR and lVILLIAM E. lllARSHALL, citizens of the United States, residing at- Fort Worth, in the county of Tarrant and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shade-Roller and Curtain Brackets, of which the following is a speci fication.

Our invention relates to shade roller and curtain brackets, and particularly to a conr bination bracket, and the object is to pro- 'vide a combination bracket which can be cut from sheet metal at a single stroke of a die or metal cutting tool and which can be easily formed after being out.

Another object is to provide a combination bracket which can be held rigidly in place with a single attaching screw.

Other objects and advantages will be fully explained in the following description and the invention will be more particularly pointed outin the claims.

Reference is had to the accompanying drawings which form a part of this application.

Figure 1 is a plan view of a pair of brackets, showing how the shade roller and a curtain rod are mounted on the bracket and showing drapery holding members. Fig. 2 is a similar view, showing how telescopic rods may be mounted on the drapery members. Fig. 3 is a front elevation of one bracket on an enlarged scale, a part of the drapery member being broken away. Fig. 4 is an inside elevation of the bracket shown in Fig. 3. Fig. 5 illustrates the manner of attaching the telescopic bars to the supporting members of the brackets. Fig. 6 is adetail view of a keeper to be used in combination with the drapery members to prevent drapery from being pulled off and to preventthe drapery from falling.

Similar characters of reference are used to indicate the same parts throughout the several views.

The improved brackets are made in pairs and a description of one bracket will answer for a description of both kinds. Each bracket is made of a single piece of sheet metal and has a body 1 which has attaching lugs 2 to be driven into the window facing or other support. The body 1 is further attached to the window facing or other support by an attaching screw 3. A member 4 projects from the body 1 to form a shade roller bracket and the shade roller 5 is journaled in the bracket members l. The curtain bracket is formed by extensions of the shade bracket member 4 and the curtain must be supported from a rod higher up than the shade bracket. In order to accomplish this requirement and also to make the curtain hide the shade roller bracket the member is bent to form a lateral extension 5 and in order to bring the curtain bracket to the proper elevation, the metal is cut with an upright extension 6 and the metal is bent at right angles to the extension 5 so that the rod supporting member 7 can be formed by bending the metal at right angles to the upright extension 6. The curtain support-- ing members 7 terminate with a catch 8 for engaging a telescoping bar 9. The bars 9 may be hollow bars with recesses 10 in the upper edges near the ends thereof to receive the catches 8. The telescopic bars will be held securely in place by the catches 8.

The drapery supports are formed by members which are integral with the body 1. In order to form the support 11, the integral bar 12 is cut at an angle to the body 1 and extends up to the horizontal bar 13. The bars 12 and 13 are cut tapering so that the necessary strength for the support 11 will be secured. The supports 11 may be used, as shown in Fig. 1, for hanging drapery on the sides of the window. The supports 11 have catches 14 which may serve to prevent the drapery from falling from the support-s 11. Or the keepers 15, such as shown in Fig. 6, may be used to prevent the drapery from falling oif. If desirable, telescopic bars 16 may be mounted on the supports 11 so that drapery may be hung all across the window.

What we claim is:

1. A shade and curtain bracket comprising a body providedwith an attaching lug, a member integral with said body and projecting therefrom at right angles thereto to form a roller bearing, and then bent laterally and vertically to form a curtain bracket above the roller bracket, and a member integral with said body projecting in the same vertical plane at an incline upwardly and then at right angles thereto, to form a drapery bracket in the same horizontal plane with said curtain bracket.

2. Shade and curtain brackets, each comprising a body provided with an attaching lug, a member integral with said body and projecting therefrom at right angles thereto to form a roller bearing, and then bent laterally and vertically to form a curtain bracket above the roller bracket, and the ends of the tWo curtain brackets bent back laterally inward parallel to said bodies, and an adjustable bar engaging the ends of said curtain members.

3. Shade and curtain brackets, each comprising a body, a member integral with said body and projecting therefrom at right angles thereto to form a roller bearing and then bent laterally outward and vertically to form a curtain bracket above the roller bracket, the ends of both curtain bracket members being bent back inwardly parallel to said bodies, an adjustable bar en aging the ends of said members, and each consisting further of a member integral with said body projecting in the same vertical plane atan incline upward to said body and then at right angles thereto, and then laterally inward to form a drapery bracket in the same horizontal plane with said body, and means engaging the ends of both drapery bracket members to prevent removal of the drapery.

In testimony whereof, We set our hands in the presence of two Witness-e this 30th day of May 1913.

JAMES E. ORR. WV. E. MARSHALL. Witnesses:

A. L. JACKSON, J. N. STITT.

tlepiea of this patent may be obtained. for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Eatents. Washington, D. C. 

